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Welcome to the Surrey First Aid Training news page. Here you will be able to find everything you need to know about the recent First Aid regulation updates and any other helpful information.
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Do you know when to call an ambulance?
Do you know when to call an ambulance?
The NHS ambulance service is being pushed to its limits with a low budget and very high demand, it is really important that everybody knows when the right to call an ambulance is.
Anaphylaxis and adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) in Schools
Anaphylaxis and adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) in Schools
In October last year a new legislation was passed which allows schools in the UK to keep spare adrenaline auto-injectors (AAIs) for emergency use.
Restart A Heart Day – FREE basic CPR training for schools in Kent, Surrey and Sussex!
Restart A Heart Day (16 October 2018) – FREE basic CPR training for schools in Kent, Surrey and Sussex!
Anyone can save a life, and that includes the average bystander who happens upon someone suffering a cardiac arrest in the middle of the high street. If that bystander has learnt CPR, the person’s chances of survival are doubled!
Paediatric First Aid: Useful Downloads
Important documents published by various sources that we recommend for download.
First Aid at Work: Useful Downloads
Important documents published by various sources that we recommend for download.
Heart Attack Symptoms
Knowing the signs and treatment of a heart attack could easily mean the difference between life and death. A good percentage of patients may not make it to A&E because they ignored their symptoms. This article shares 15 symptoms - take a look, you might be surprised...
HSE First Aid at Work Guidance Update
HSE First Aid at Work Guidance Update!
HSE have recently amended their first aid at work guidance. We list the key changes for you and provide handy links to all the updated HSE documents.
Road Safety - Cycling Accidents
Shocking statistics from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has revealed how important it is to take accident prevention seriously.
Acid Attacks - First Aid response
If you are witness to an acid attack, would you know what to do? Read our advice!
February 2018 Schools First Aid Newsletter
Please click on the following link to download our Schools Newsletter.
Winter 2018 Paediatric First Aid Newsletter
Please click on the following link to download our Paediatric Winter Newsletter 2018
'The first-aid lessons that saved my brother'
A boy of ten saved his brother's life using first-aid skills he learned on a school visit to a hospital just days before!
UK Resuscitation Guidelines
Did you know that the UK Resuscitation Council has developed and published evidence-based guidelines which set out the interventions and practices that are most likely to achieve successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest?
Girl, nine, passes away from a severe allergic reaction
Nine year old Nainika Tikoo from London tragically passed away on 22nd May after a severe anaphylactic reaction from dairy free pancakes with blackberries.
Recovery position
Placing unconscious infants and children in the recovery position has been proven in studies to increase their recovery over more radical manoeuvres in an effort to restore consciousness.
Students save the life of their trainer
Initially the students thought their trainer David Knowles was role-playing after he suffered a cardiac arrest.
First Aid Training Manuals
Emergency First Aid at Work manuals available for purchase
A5 First Aid Manual: £2.95 each
Citizen AID launches new public information video
Citizen AID has launched a new public information video to show how ordinary people can deliver life-saving first aid to the injured members of the public around them following an explosion.
Defibrillators in Schools Campaign
The latest information from the Sudden Adult Death Trust (SADS UK) is that their Big Shock Campaign to get more defibrillators in schools has been a huge success. SADS UK had a meeting with Policymakers at the Department of Education and as a consequence they have advised schools to consider purchasing a defibrillator as part of their first aid equipment.
In Case of Emergency
Did you know about ICE?
In case of emergency (ICE) is a program that enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, and police officers, as well as hospital personnel, to contact the next of kin of the owner of a mobile phone to obtain important medical or support information (the phone must be unlocked and working).
Emergency SMS
Did you know that you can send an SMS text message to the UK 999 service where it will be passed to the police, ambulance, fire rescue, or coastguard?
Guidance on infection control
The latest EYFS document published in March 2017 (page 27) includes a link to guidance published by Public Health England specifically for schools and childcare settings on infection control for various conditions (including conjunctivitis) which sets out when and for how long children need to be excluded, when treatment/medication is required and where to get further advice.
Anaphylaxis Campaign - Adrenaline Auto-Injectors to be held in all schools
***NEW LEGISLATION ALLOWS “SPARE” EMERGENCY ADRENALINE AUTO-INJECTORS IN SCHOOLS***
First Aid Requirements for construction sites
Are you in the construction industry and wondering what your first aid requirements are for your workers and site?
Haemostatic dressings and tourniquets in First Aid Kits
The European Resuscitation Council have recently reviewed a number of first aid protocols and now suggest that there is a need in certain circumstances to include haemostatic dressings and tourniquets.
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